Galway (IRE)
18:00
Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase
Galway (IRE) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €37.20 Place: €7 €2.30 €6.30 Exacta: €265.60 Tricast: €3189.18
Non-Runners: Cavalry Master (reserve), In Excelsis Deo (unsuitable ground), Rexem (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - led 5th - headed last - soon ridden and outpaced - rallied final furlong - led again inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 33/1 tchd 16/1)
11 G AVG C Byrnes 154 lbs 20/1 Won
2nd
Travelled strongly - prominent - led narrowly last - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 153 lbs 11/2 1.5
3rd
Midfield - headway from 4 out - challenging from last - no extra inside final 110yds(op 40/1)
9 M Poor Thomas Gibney 152 lbs 28/1 0.05
4th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - some headway on inner when hit 2 out - switched left on turn over 1f out - stayed on against rail and went fourth final strides(op 11/1 and tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 166 lbs 10/1 1.75
5th
Midfield - went clear with winner when pecked on landing 2 out - stayed on inside final furlong(op 18/1)
5 M Good Paul Nolan 152 lbs 22/1 .5
6th
Prominent on outer - weakened inside final 110yds(op 18/1)
7 M Good Henry De Bromhead 152 lbs 14/1 1
7th
Midfield - headway and challenging on outer 2 out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 160 lbs 12/1 0.1
8th
In touch with leaders - no extra run-in(op 9/2)
8 G AVG J P Dempsey 155 lbs 11/2 0.3
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9th
In rear - never dangerous(op 33/1)
7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 40/1 3.25
10th
In touch with leaders - went second 6th - joined leader 4 out - not fluent 3 out - hit last - soon weakened(tchd 28/1)
9 G AVG Liz Doyle 160 lbs 25/1 .5
11th
Towards rear - never on terms(op 25/1)
9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 22/1 1.75
12th
Towards rear throughout - hampered 4 out(op 15/2)
7 G Poor Matthew J Smith 158 lbs 10/1 1.25
13th
Midfield - jockey lost iron briefly after 7th - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
7 G AVG Noel C Kelly 153 lbs 9/2F 1.25
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14th
Towards rear throughout - mistake 8th
4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 40/1 2
15th
Jumped left on occasions - midfield - headway and challenging on outer 2 out - weakened quickly last
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 28/1 13
16th
Led - headed and prominent 5th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 20/1)
6 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 160 lbs 25/1 0.2
17th
Never better than midfield(op 12/1)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 14/1 1
18th
Pressed leader - not fluent and prominent 5th - lost position 5 out - soon struggling
6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 33/1 1
99th
In rear - unseated 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
10 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 151 lbs 12/1 -
99th
Midfield - bad mistake 4th - mistake and unseated 9th
9 G AVG Peter Fahey 155 lbs 18/1 -